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The history of Anatolia is rich and deep.
Some of mankind's earliest settlements were established here as early as 10,000 BC. Shortly after this, at Çatalhöyük, near Konya, Man first grew grain. In following millenia, civilizations such as Assyrians, Sumerians and Hittites rose and fell. Invaders from abroad left their mark, whether the Men of the Sea, Cyrus, Darius or Alexander the Great. The town of Troy, near Çanakkale, was scene of the Trojan War around 1250 BC. Midas, the king with the golden touch, and Croesus, the inventor of coinage, were rulers of small but important Anatolian kingdoms in the first millennium BC. Many of the great accomplishments of classical Hellenic civilization in the realms of art, architecture, philosophy, medicine and science, came to light in lonia, the region around present-day lzmir and Bergama. Rome took Anatolia in the last century BC, and called it Asia Minor. The Roman provincial capital of Ephesus was among the largest and finest cities of its time. St. Paul preached there: the Virgin Mary died in a small house on the outskirts of the city. The Seven Churches of Asia, to whom St. Paul addressed Epistles, are all in Anatolia. And St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus, lived and worked on Anatolia's south coast. In 330 AD, Constantine the Great established the eastern capital of the Roman Empire at Byzantium, renaming it Constantinople. By the time of the Emperor Justinian (527 to 565 AD) Rome had fallen, and Constantinople was the capital of the vast empire. The Prophet Mohammed was born in 570, and within a century the armies of Islam were threatening the mighty walls of Constantinople. For centuries, the Byzantine and Arabic empires struggled for Anatolia, but both were swept aside by the coming of the Turks.
Chronology of Turkish History
1 - Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Ages 600000 - 8000 B.C.
2 - Neolithic Age 8000 - 5000 B.C.
3 - Chalcolithic Age 5000 - 3000 B.C.
4 - Early Bronze Age 3000 - 2000 B.C.
5 - Middle and Late Bronze Age 2000 - 1200 B.C.
6 - Late Hittite City States 1200 - 700 B.C.
7 - The Urartian Kingdom 900 - 600 B.C.
8 - The Lydian Kingdom 700 - 550 B.C.
9 - The Phyrgian Kingdom 700 - 550 B.C.
10 - Persian Perion and Greko - Persian Style 546 - 334 B.C.
11 - Ionian City States 335 - 170 B.C.
12 - Hellenistic Period 330 - 30 B.C.
13 - Roman Period 30 - 330 A.D.
14 - Byzantine Period 330 - 1453 A.D.
15 - The Seljuk Period 1071 - 1300 A.D.
16 - The Ottaman Period 1299 - 1923.
The history of Anatolia is rich and deep.
Some of mankind's earliest settlements were established here as early as 10,000 BC. Shortly after this, at Çatalhöyük, near Konya, Man first grew grain. In following millenia, civilizations such as Assyrians, Sumerians and Hittites rose and fell. Invaders from abroad left their mark, whether the Men of the Sea, Cyrus, Darius or Alexander the Great. The town of Troy, near Çanakkale, was scene of the Trojan War around 1250 BC. Midas, the king with the golden touch, and Croesus, the inventor of coinage, were rulers of small but important Anatolian kingdoms in the first millennium BC. Many of the great accomplishments of classical Hellenic civilization in the realms of art, architecture, philosophy, medicine and science, came to light in lonia, the region around present-day lzmir and Bergama. Rome took Anatolia in the last century BC, and called it Asia Minor. The Roman provincial capital of Ephesus was among the largest and finest cities of its time. St. Paul preached there: the Virgin Mary died in a small house on the outskirts of the city. The Seven Churches of Asia, to whom St. Paul addressed Epistles, are all in Anatolia. And St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus, lived and worked on Anatolia's south coast. In 330 AD, Constantine the Great established the eastern capital of the Roman Empire at Byzantium, renaming it Constantinople. By the time of the Emperor Justinian (527 to 565 AD) Rome had fallen, and Constantinople was the capital of the vast empire. The Prophet Mohammed was born in 570, and within a century the armies of Islam were threatening the mighty walls of Constantinople. For centuries, the Byzantine and Arabic empires struggled for Anatolia, but both were swept aside by the coming of the Turks.
Chronology of Turkish History
1 - Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Ages 600000 - 8000 B.C.
2 - Neolithic Age 8000 - 5000 B.C.
3 - Chalcolithic Age 5000 - 3000 B.C.
4 - Early Bronze Age 3000 - 2000 B.C.
5 - Middle and Late Bronze Age 2000 - 1200 B.C.
6 - Late Hittite City States 1200 - 700 B.C.
7 - The Urartian Kingdom 900 - 600 B.C.
8 - The Lydian Kingdom 700 - 550 B.C.
9 - The Phyrgian Kingdom 700 - 550 B.C.
10 - Persian Perion and Greko - Persian Style 546 - 334 B.C.
11 - Ionian City States 335 - 170 B.C.
12 - Hellenistic Period 330 - 30 B.C.
13 - Roman Period 30 - 330 A.D.
14 - Byzantine Period 330 - 1453 A.D.
15 - The Seljuk Period 1071 - 1300 A.D.
16 - The Ottaman Period 1299 - 1923.
EASTERN TURKEY TOUR
ISTANBUL (KONSTANTINAPOLIS) - TRABZON (TREBIZOND) -
ERZURUM - KARS - DOGU BEYAZIT -
VAN - DIYARBAKIR - MARDIN - SANLIURFA -
GAZIANTEP - ANTAKYA - ADANA - ISTANBUL
TOUR PERIOD: 20 DAYS
PRIVATE TOUR
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WESTERN TURKEY TOUR
ISTANBUL (KONSTANTINAPOLIS) KAYSERI -
CAPPADOCIA - KAYSERI - IZMIR -
EPHESUS - PRIENE & MILETOS - DIDYMA - KUSADASI
PAMUKKALE (HIERAPOLIS) - IZMIR -
ISTANBUL
TOUR PERIOD: 10 DAYS
PRIVATE TOUR
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GRAND TURKEY TOUR
ISTANBUL (KONSTANTINAPOLIS) - BURSA - GORDION
ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA - KONYA -
ANTALYA - PERGE & ASPENDOS - PAMUKKALE - EPHESUS
- IZMIR - PERGAMUM - TROY -
CANAKKALE ( DARDANELLES) - GALLIPOLLI - ISTANBUL
TOUR PERIOD: 14 DAYS
PRIVATE TOUR
MORE DETAILS RESERVATION
Dear Friends, if you are interested in our tours, please be aware that we have many of them, you can search for our cultural tour programs here: Cultural Tours
ISTANBUL (KONSTANTINAPOLIS) - TRABZON (TREBIZOND) -
ERZURUM - KARS - DOGU BEYAZIT -
VAN - DIYARBAKIR - MARDIN - SANLIURFA -
GAZIANTEP - ANTAKYA - ADANA - ISTANBUL
TOUR PERIOD: 20 DAYS
PRIVATE TOUR
MORE DETAILS RESERVATION
WESTERN TURKEY TOUR
ISTANBUL (KONSTANTINAPOLIS) KAYSERI -
CAPPADOCIA - KAYSERI - IZMIR -
EPHESUS - PRIENE & MILETOS - DIDYMA - KUSADASI
PAMUKKALE (HIERAPOLIS) - IZMIR -
ISTANBUL
TOUR PERIOD: 10 DAYS
PRIVATE TOUR
MORE DETAILS RESERVATION
GRAND TURKEY TOUR
ISTANBUL (KONSTANTINAPOLIS) - BURSA - GORDION
ANKARA - CAPPADOCIA - KONYA -
ANTALYA - PERGE & ASPENDOS - PAMUKKALE - EPHESUS
- IZMIR - PERGAMUM - TROY -
CANAKKALE ( DARDANELLES) - GALLIPOLLI - ISTANBUL
TOUR PERIOD: 14 DAYS
PRIVATE TOUR
MORE DETAILS RESERVATION
Dear Friends, if you are interested in our tours, please be aware that we have many of them, you can search for our cultural tour programs here: Cultural Tours